An unusual presentation of Trichophyton violaceum infection |
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| Authors: | A. KAMALAM PATRICK YESUDIAN A.S. THAMBIAH |
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| Affiliation: | Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Madras, India |
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A case with encapsulated Tricophyton violaceum abscesses in the skin is recorded. Defective cell mediated immunity was shown in the patient and in his two cousins. This defect combined with malnutrition, hypoadrenalism and griseofulvin resistance gave unusual lesions and chronicity. A probable genetic factor for the defective cell mediated immunity is postulated. |
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